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Fudge vs. Summer squash — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Differences between fudge and summer squash

  • Fudge is higher in copper, iron, manganese, and zinc; however, summer squash is richer in vitamin C, vitamin B6, and folate.
  • Fudge's daily need coverage for saturated fat is 32% higher.
  • Fudge has 6 times more copper than summer squash. While fudge has 0.329mg of copper, summer squash has only 0.051mg.
  • Summer squash has less saturated fat.
  • Summer squash has a lower glycemic index (13) than fudge (49).

The food types used in this comparison are Candies, fudge, chocolate, prepared-from-recipe and Squash, summer, all varieties, raw.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 26% 15% 12% 66% 110% 30% 30% 5.9% 55% 14%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 12% 4.5% 23% 13% 17% 7.9% 16% 0.26% 23% 1.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +111.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +226.7%
Contains more IronIron +405.7%
Contains more CopperCopper +545.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +282.8%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +86.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +141.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +95.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -95.6%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 15% 3.6% 0% 6.5% 20% 3.3% 8.4% 2.8% 11% 3.5% 3% 5.5%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 57% 3.3% 2.4% 0% 12% 33% 9.1% 9.3% 50% 0% 7.5% 22% 3.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +340%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +50%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +49.3%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +84.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +67.1%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +176.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +10.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1716.7%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +114.3%
Contains more FolateFolate +625%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Fudge Summer squash DV% diff.
Copper 0.329mg 0.051mg 31%
Saturated fat 6.448g 0.044g 29%
Carbs 76.44g 3.35g 24%
Calories 411kcal 16kcal 20%
Vitamin C 0mg 17mg 19%
Iron 1.77mg 0.35mg 18%
Vitamin B6 0.012mg 0.218mg 16%
Fats 10.41g 0.18g 16%
Manganese 0.422mg 0.175mg 11%
Monounsaturated fat 2.943g 0.016g 7%
Zinc 1.11mg 0.29mg 7%
Folate 4µg 29µg 6%
Cholesterol 14mg 0mg 5%
Magnesium 36mg 17mg 5%
Phosphorus 71mg 38mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.09µg 0µg 4%
Selenium 2.5µg 0.2µg 4%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 0.142mg 4%
Vitamin A 44µg 10µg 4%
Potassium 134mg 262mg 4%
Calcium 49mg 15mg 3%
Fiber 1.7g 1.1g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.373g 0.089g 2%
Caffeine 8mg 0mg 2%
Vitamin B3 0.176mg 0.487mg 2%
Protein 2.39g 1.21g 2%
Vitamin B1 0.026mg 0.048mg 2%
Sodium 45mg 2mg 2%
Vitamin K 1.4µg 3µg 1%
Fructose 0.95g 1%
Choline 10mg 6.7mg 1%
Net carbs 74.74g 2.25g N/A
Sugar 73.12g 2.2g N/A
Vitamin E 0.18mg 0.12mg 0%
Vitamin B5 0.14mg 0.155mg 0%
Trans fat 0.165g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.011mg 0%
Threonine 0.028mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.042mg 0%
Leucine 0.069mg 0%
Lysine 0.065mg 0%
Methionine 0.017mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.041mg 0%
Valine 0.053mg 0%
Histidine 0.025mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
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2% 10% 76% 10%
Protein: 2.39 g
Fats: 10.41 g
Carbs: 76.44 g
Water: 9.81 g
Other: 0.95 g
3% 95%
Protein: 1.21 g
Fats: 0.18 g
Carbs: 3.35 g
Water: 94.64 g
Other: 0.62 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +97.5%
Contains more FatsFats +5683.3%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +2181.8%
Contains more OtherOther +53.2%
Contains more WaterWater +864.7%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Fudge
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66% 30% 4%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 6.448 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.943 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.373 g
30% 11% 60%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.044 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.016 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.089 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +18293.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +319.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -99.3%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Fudge - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167987/nutrients
  2. Summer squash - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170487/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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